In September, the Belize Lions Club will be carrying out a national eye screening exercise for toddlers and up to fourteen-year-old. Through a grant from the Lions Club International Associations of Lions Club and other partners, the Lions Club in Belize will use Special Portable Eye Screeners to use for mass, rapid testing for eye […]
Farmers in the deepest South of the Orange Walk District are facing the grim reality of millions of dollars in losses. And it’s all because of an ongoing drought in that region of the country which is spelling the ruin of thousands of acres of corn and hundreds of acres of soybean. For one hundred […]
As we have been reporting, the Belize Territorial Volunteers intend to proceed to the Sarstoon Island this weekend, without protection from the Belize Defense Force. But the situation is fraught with danger even before the BTV sets out on Sunday. This morning, BTV narrowly escaped detention when a reconnaissance team led by Wil Maheia fled […]
We have told you about the Belize Territorial Volunteers’ near brush with Guatemalan armed forces. Despite their narrow escape into Belizean waters, Sunday’s expedition to Sarstoon Island remains on schedule. The group has organized a trip that will see close to a hundred Belizeans trekking to the remote location. That excursion will be carried through […]
Petrocaribe is rolling into Lake Independence, as area representative Mark King broke ground this morning for a new community center. The new project, according to King, is one of several initiatives within the neighborhood which should boost employment in the area and provide afterschool programs for youths. While the politician lauded the efforts of his […]
Of course, King took the opportunity from the podium to castigate his predecessor and present political opponent Cordel Hyde. King accuses Hyde of failing to bring necessary infrastructure and social development to Lake-I during his successive terms as area representative. Interestingly, King went well past Cordel, and took aim at the Hyde family, including well-known […]
On April twentieth, P.U.P. Lake-I standard bearer Cordel Hyde, at the eleventh hour, prevented the demolition of a derelict bungalow situated in what is described as community space. The abandoned structure, according to Hyde, is the property of the Lake Independence Action Committee, a defunct entity which presumably operated during his tenure as area representative. […]
It’s no secret that Cordel Hyde is King’s arch nemesis in Lake Independence, ahead of the upcoming general elections and so are his family members squarely in King’s sights. After all, he called them out in his address during an official ground breaking ceremony. Well, according to the area representative, the media enterprise that is […]
Still on politics….The results of a survey conducted exclusively online by a group calling themselves, the Belize Independent Development and Research Group (BIDRG) have been released and it’s causing a stir. The survey took place between August first and eighth, 2015 and is published by BIDRG on a website. The group says that further surveying […]
As we reported in Tuesday’s newscast, the body of fifty-one year old Andy Grant of San Andres Village was found floating in the sea in Corozal Town in the morning. In the afternoon at about four o’clock, there was another victim at sea. He has now been identified as fifty-six year old US retiree Jimmy […]
Nine students were awarded with scholarships today by UNICOMER Belize. For the past several years, we’ve covered the annual award and this year, UNICOMER says that they have increased the number of scholarships at all levels. News Five attended today’s ceremony at the Radisson Hotel and spoke with UNICOMER and a recipient of the award. […]
City Council has embarked on a project to reform and modernize the trade license regime with the view of making the taxes more equitable and less burdensome to businesses and professionals. Stakeholders gathered at the Radisson today for a workshop organized by CARILED and the City Council. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, […]
The Belize Police Department and other partners were in Pickstock early this morning doing a much needed clean up in an area popularly called “The Jungle.” There were bags and bags of garbage pulled out from all corners by residents and the officers on hand. News Five was there to learn about the wider effort […]
On another issue of national importance, the P.U.P. does not support going to the International Court of Justice to resolve Guatemala’s territorial claims to Belize at this time. This is a direct reversal of the Party’s previously stated position. Appearing on the Dickie Bradley Special on Monday, former Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs […]
The Territorial Volunteers will be leading an expedition to Sarstoon Island, located in the extreme South of Belize on Sunday with or with protection from the B.D.F. The last time an expedition was taken to that area, it resulted in the Guatemalan military detaining thirty-seven Belizeans and escorting them to Livingston. Both the B.D.F. and […]
Back to the tourism industry…Will Harvest Caye be ready for its initial launch date? Viewers would recall that the controversial, mega million-dollar, tourism development project off the coast of Placencia was set to formally commence operations in the south in October. But, it’s safe to say that that deadline won’t be met for the remainder […]
Two men drowned in the Caribbean Sea in Corozal Town today within hours of each other. Around five-thirty this evening, the body of a man discovered floating in the sea reportedly in the Rainbow Beach area. Details are still sketchy but police were only able to confirm that following a call to the station, police […]
A Thousand Smiles For Cleyon will be in Belmopan this weekend. The foundation which assists children with Cancer will be hosting a fundraiser in the memory of Henry Griffin who passed away last September. Griffin was one of the children living with cancer that A Thousand Smiles was assisting. Today, we spoke with organizer Michelle […]
Starting on Thursday night, throes of designers, models and supporters of the fashion industry will be in Belize City for the staging of the Belize Fashion Week. Since its inception, the fashion show has been held in San Pedro, but this year they are bringing it to the city to centralize the event for an […]
Is Carnival Cruise Line cancelling calls on Belize during the upcoming high season? That’s a question that was posed to Prime Minister Dean Barrow over the weekend, upon his return from a working visit to Miami on Sunday. While PM Barrow admits to having no knowledge of the pending withdrawals, Citizens Organized for Liberty through […]
The pending sale of CIBC FirstCaribbean’s assets to Heritage Bank Limited remained the topic of conversation within the financial sector for the better part of last week. While CIBC’s corporate representative, in a brief interview with the local media, shared very little on the expected transaction, details of the acquisition have been discussed by all […]
The arrangement between CIBC FirstCaribbean and Heritage Bank is a private transaction brought about largely by the former’s shortfall in recent fiscal cycles. As such, government is not directly involved in the sale. Reporter “Is there any cause for concern that a bank that is well financed and has many branches has decided to […]
While CIBC FirstCaribbean and Heritage Bank are working to formalize the sale of assets, another offshore institution operating from Belize is yet to secure a correspondent bank. As we’ve reported previously, Bank of America has severed ties with Atlantic International Bank Limited as part of an ongoing de-risking exercise. The end of that relationship comes […]
A first-of-its-kind conference is being held over a three-day period in Belize City to discuss open learning. The conference that is hosting students, teachers and other education specialists is being held under the direction of the Canada/Caribbean Chapter of the Commonwealth Open Schooling Association (COMOSA). Currently, Gwen Liz offers open school learning, but the aim […]
The Eastern Division South of the Belize District Police Department held another round of community policing intervention over the weekend. It started on Friday, when at around six o’clock residents from the Mayflower Street area, including Banak Street, Ebony Street and Lakeview Street, gathered at the Zoe Ministries Church on Vernon Street. There, Regional Commander […]
